I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...

On occasion, it will start raining when I am in a crowd — at the ballpark, for example, or waiting for the light to change on ...

I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few hours and the children ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited by a friend who works in our state’s governor’s office to attend a college football game in ...

Dear Miss Manners: I had invited a group of friends and family to my home for Christmas dinner and a celebration: six adults and two young children. The problem was with one guest, who had been ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have an older home with just one bathroom. I make sure that all personal products are off the counter when we have guests, but we’ve still had people snoop in the medicine ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young? Naturally ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My siblings and I (all of us in our 40s and 50s) have had a strained relationship over the past few years, for various reasons. Last year, my youngest sister told us all via ...

The year was made up of extraordinary moments — and Times photographers captured them in extraordinary images. By Carolyn Ryan I’m a managing editor at The Times. When shots were fired at a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother and I bought a home together some years ago (I’ve never married, and he is divorced). Christmas cards, invitations and whatnot meant for both of us often come ...

GENTLE READER: Then why are you considering torturing young children and turning them against their uncle? Miss Manners suggests only the courtesy of telling your brother-in-law that the children ...